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Ideas vs. Expression

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A new copyright infringement complaint involving competing pooping puppy puzzles shows why drawing the line between ideas and expression can be difficult business.
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Lawsuit Claims Pooping Puppies Puzzle Smells Like Copyright Infringement

  • byAaron Moss
A new complaint involving competing pooping puppy puzzles shows why drawing the line between ideas and expression can be difficult business.
A transformative image by Aaron Moss featuring elements of Velvet Underground's Album featuring Andy Warhol's banana duct taped to the cover.
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Court Slips Up in Duct-Taped Banana Copyright Case

  • byAaron Moss
A banana taped to a wall may qualify as art, but as a copyright infringement lawsuit it should have been left to rot.
Vince Vance claims Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" infringes his copyright in a song of the same name and has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against her.. Here's why he's wrong.
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A Blue Christmas is Coming in Mariah Carey Copyright Case

  • byAaron Moss
Musician Andy "Vince Vance" Stone claims that Mariah Carey's classic "All I Want for Christmas is You" infringes the copyright in his own song of the same name. Here's why he's wrong—and why the lawsuit never should have been filed.
College Professor Sues Allegedly Cheating Students For Copyright Infringement
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College Professor Sues Students For Copyright Infringement

  • byAaron Moss
The currently-unidentified students are accused of uploading copyrighted exam questions to Course Hero in order to cheat during tests.
In a new lawsuit, Clayton Haugen claims Activision infringed his copyrights by hiring the same model to create its "Modern Warfare" character.
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Activision Sued Over Mara Character From “Call of Duty”

  • byAaron Moss
In a new lawsuit, Clayton Haugen claims Activision infringed his photo copyrights by using the same model to create its "Modern Warfare" character. Does he have a case?
Chess and Copyright: "The Queen's Gambit" has sparked a new wave of interest in chess. And while chess moves and game results aren't protected by copyright law, that's not for a lack of trying.
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Chess and Copyright: A Losing Gambit

  • byAaron Moss
"The Queen's Gambit" has sparked a new wave of interest in chess. And while chess moves and game results aren't protected by copyright law, that's not for a lack of trying.
Apple has been sued for copyright infringement in connection with racially diverse emoji
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The Apple Emoji Lawsuit: 👍 or 👎?

  • byAaron Moss
A 👩🏽 has 📁 a 🏛️💼 against 🍎 for copying her 🧑🏾. Does she have a✔️ 💼 for ©️ infringement?
The "Jersey Boys" Musical is at the center of a new Ninth Circuit copyright decision involving the "Asserted Truths" doctrine
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“Jersey Boys” Case: Facts Aren’t Copyrightable—Even if They’re Made Up

  • byAaron Moss
If you've been following our Copyright Myth Project, you know that historical facts are not protected by copyright. But what if those facts have been invented? That's the premise of a new opinion issued today by the Ninth Circuit.
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